Welcome to the Questions Bar! In May 2025, Inkandescent launched this podcast and video show that invites you in to listen in on a chat with two girlfriends talking about topics of the day that touch their mind bodies spirit souls and hearts: AlinaZ in Los Angeles and Hope Katz Gibbs in Washington DC.
Two of the founders of the Empowered Together Network, on InkandescentWomen.com, began talking offline about the impact of the current administration on their lives. That conversation inspired Alina to suggest “Let’s start recording these! I bet other women feel just like we do and will benefit from knowing they aren’t alone.”
And so The Questions Bar was born.
While the episodes are recorded and produced by our editor Nelson Benavides the plan has long been to start rolling them out every Tuesday at 2pm EST. Each episode has a theme — love, kindness, don’t lean in, and more. Listen, watch, and if you’d like more we are happy to share the transcript with you.
There’s more: Starting this summer, we plan to take your questions and also invite other girlfriends to be on the show so we can talk about the issues that we’re all facing around the world in 2025.
Please join us and raise a glass with us as we launch The Questions Bar!
About Alina Z: An award-winning Board Certified Health Coach Chopra Life Coach Detox Specialist and former chef named creator of the #1 Best Diet in America by Harper’s Bazaar, Alina holds a degree from Parsons School of Design and a Master’s in Communication blending style soul and science into one transformational experience.
Through her signature Wholistic Self-Discovery Coaching Program Alina helps high-achieving women reconnect with their true purpose by transforming how they eat dress and live.Her philosophy? When you eat to nourish your soul and dress to express your truth you shift your inner state — and from that space everything changes. Peace returns. Confidence rises. Sparkle comes back.
Learn more: alinaz.com
About Hope Katz Gibbs: The founder and president of Inkandescent® Inc., a national PR firm and publishing company that this long-time journalist founded in 2008, Hope is on a mission to help entrepreneurs supersize their small businesses.
Hope and her team of 10 publish online magazines (InkandescentWomen.com and BeInkandescent Health & Wellness: BeInkandescent.com), produce dozens of podcast shows on InkandescentRadio.com, and film, direct, and produce videos featured on Inkandescent.tv.Inkandescent also promotes and publishes books, including her own titles: PR Rules: The Playbook — an entrepreneur’s guide to supersizing your small business using the 8 Steps to PR Success™ — and Why Divorce: 5 Reasons to Leave.
Learn more: InkandescentPR.com